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Monday, October 7, 2013

And Then I Ran!

I have to admit that over the last two weeks, I've been anxious, stressed, short-tempered, and easily irritated.

I realized today the reason why. It's report card time.

I'm always in an awful mood leading up to the report cards, but I hadn't even realized they were looming! It's like my body went into stress-mode without my brain even knowing why.

Anyway, I made a decision this weekend to make a change to that, and what better way to improve my mood than through exercise? First, I went paddling on my new board twice.

Sunday we paddled through the backwaters and enjoyed the scenic mangroves.

Sunday we saw a mama and baby dolphin just 10 feet from us. At the time I was in the water cooling off and eating a snack, and I immediately leapt onto my board. I wish we'd had time to get pictures, but they disappeared into the mangroves.

Just after seeing the dolphins swim by...I was seeking refuge on the board.

After 3 miles of paddling, running errands, and having dinner, I got in a nice 2.5 mile run. It felt great to get back out there. It was way more humid than I expected, but with such a short distance I was happy to find that my cardio hadn't deteriorated too much, and my pace was right where it usually is.

My legs felt great and fresh. It was just what I needed.

Super sweaty and super happy!

With my focus now readjusted to the 10k in two weeks, I feel like "running less" (as per my podiatrist) is going to be doable without guilt or stress.

I had a dream last night that I tried to call a friend and accidentally called my grandparents, which seemed to me like a sign. I gave them a call tonight and enjoyed hearing all about how my love of reading has come to me through the lines of my mom's family. We are a family of readers, for sure.

Tonight calls for loads of yummy snacks and a grading marathon. I'm definitely looking forward to the end of the quarter and a clean slate.

I have no favorite things about fall because we don't really get that season! Boo! So unfortunate because I love looking at pictures of people who live in states where the leaves change and everything turns into an orange/brown/yellow wonderland!

This entire post is making me completely jealous! DOLPHINS 10 FEET AWAY!?! I'm coming to visit. And that fruit snack.....looks AMAZING! I am so glad you had a good run, and I hope your grading goes well. I'll be thinking about you.

Is this--> "I realized today the reason why. It's report card time." a common teacher thing because I've been feeling the exact same way and its report card time for us too. Seriously hate this time of the year (all four times).